Symphodus melops (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Corkwing Wrasse)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSymphodus melops (Corkwing Wrasse)
GenusSymphodus (a genus of bony fishes)
FamilyLABRIDAE (wrasses)
OrderPERCIFORMES (the major order of fish)
SuperorderACANTHOPTERYGII (advanced teleosts)
InfraclassTeleostei (teleost fishes)
ClassACTINOPTERYGII (ray-finned fishes)
Informal[Pisces] (fishes)
SuperclassGNATHOSTOMATA (jawed craniates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (vertebrates)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Symphodus melops (Corkwing Wrasse) :
1: Symphodus melops (Corkwing Wrasse)
10 Sep 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
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Symphodus melops (Corkwing Wrasse) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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